Safe infant sleep : expert answers to your cosleeping questions
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- ISBN: 9781930775763
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284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm - Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Safe Infant Sleep : Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping Questions
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Table of Contents
Safe Infant Sleep : Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping Questions
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Foreword Meredith Small, Ph.D. | p. 17 | |
| Foreword William Sears, M.D. | p. 21 | |
| Read This First: A Note from the Author | p. 25 | |
| Breastsleeping: What It Means and Why It's Important | p. 27 | |
| Part 1 | Cosleeping is Normal | |
| Chapter 1 | Why I Care So Much About This Subject | p. 31 |
| Chapter 2 | What Is Cosleeping? | p. 39 |
| Cosleeping vs. Breastsleeping | p. 39 | |
| How the Animals Do It-What Happens When Deprived of It | p. 43 | |
| Chapter 3 | The History of Cosleeping | p. 49 |
| Cosleeping Around the World | p. 49 | |
| History of Infant Sleep in Western Industrialized Societies | p. 53 | |
| Cosleeping: The Normal and Safe Way for Mothers and Babies to Sleep | p. 55 | |
| Part 2 | The Politically-Charged Conversations Around Cosleeping | |
| Chapter 4 | Controversy, Confusion, and Flawed Conclusions | p. 61 |
| What Really Causes SIDS? | p. 62 | |
| One Message to Curb Two Kinds of Infant Death | p. 67 | |
| Complications of Collecting and Analyzing Statistics | p. 72 | |
| Interpreting Research Regarding Bedsharing Risk: A Conversation With Epidemiologist Dr. Peter Blair | p. 77 | |
| Bedsharing Deaths, Structural Racism, and Poverty | p. 82 | |
| Bedsharing Risks in the Larger Perspective | p. 87 | |
| Chapter 5 | "Never Cosleep!" | p. 91 |
| Bedsharing and the American Academy of Pediatrics | p. 91 | |
| How Current Recommendations Bypass Evidence-Based Medicine | p. 97 | |
| What Public Health Officials and Civil Authorities Might Tell You | p. 100 | |
| Why the Message Doesn't Work | p. 104 | |
| Part 3 | Everything You Need to Know About Cosleeping | |
| Chapter 6 | The Science Behind Cosleeping | p. 111 |
| What Makes Breastsleeping Safe? | p. 111 | |
| Why Cosleeping Is Important for Breastfeeding, Bottle-Feeding, and Formula-Feeding | p. 122 | |
| Bedsharing for Fathers | p. 126 | |
| Chapter 7 | Benefits of Cosleeping | p. 135 |
| The Positive Effects of Breastfeeding | p. 135 | |
| Nighttime Contact Is Good for Babies | p. 139 | |
| New Discoveries on the Lasting Effects of Close Contact | p. 143 | |
| Breastsleeping and Colic: A New Theory About Inconsolable Crying | p. 147 | |
| How Parents Can Benefit From Breastsleeping | p. 150 | |
| Part 4 | How to Cosleep | |
| Chapter 8 | Safety First | p. 157 |
| How to Breastsleep Safely | p. 157 | |
| The Proper Way to Bedshare | p. 163 | |
| Breastsleeping Dos and Don'ts | p. 164 | |
| Is There a Risk of Rolling Onto My Baby? | p. 166 | |
| Choosing Your Cosleeping Arrangement | p. 171 | |
| For Those of You Who Choose to Breastsleep | p. 172 | |
| Chapter 9 | Special Considerations | p. 175 |
| Breastsleeping With Twins or Multiples | p. 175 | |
| Cobedding Twins | p. 176 | |
| Cosleeping With an Adopted Baby | p. 179 | |
| Cosleeping With Premature or Underweight Babies | p. 179 | |
| Part 5 | Fitting Cosleeping Into Your Life | |
| Chapter 10 | Infant Sleep, Nighttime Care Practices, and Cultural Context | p. 185 |
| The Social Construct of Sleeping Through the Night | p. 189 | |
| So-Called "Sleep Problems" | p. 192 | |
| Chapter 11 | Cosleeping in the Long Term | p. 197 |
| Lasting Effects on Your Baby | p. 197 | |
| Naptime Strategies | p. 199 | |
| Cosleeping While Traveling | p. 202 | |
| Weaning in a Breastsleeping Situation | p. 203 | |
| Deciding How Long to Cosleep | p. 204 | |
| How Do I Get My Baby out of My Bed? | p. 205 | |
| Chapter 12 | Dispelling Myths | p. 207 |
| "Cosleeping Will Change Your Relationship With Your Child" | p. 207 | |
| "Cosleeping Will Get in the Way of Your Child's Independence" | p. 208 | |
| "Cosleeping Will Negatively Affect Your Relationship With Your Partner" | p. 210 | |
| "Cosleeping Creates a Bad Habit" | p. 211 | |
| "Babies Need Silence to Fall Asleep" | p. 212 | |
| "We Won't Get a Good Night's Sleep" | p. 214 | |
| Part 6 | Final Thoughts | |
| Chapter 13 | Is the Tide Turning? | p. 219 |
| Chapter 14 | The State of Our Parenting | p. 223 |
| Where We Stand and Where Our Babies Sleep | p. 223 | |
| Appendices | ||
| Appendix I | Glossary of Terms | p. 231 |
| Appendix II | Cosleeping Products | p. 235 |
| Appendix III | Cosleeping Resources and Further Reading | p. 239 |
| Appendix IV | Cosleeping Saves Lives: First-Hand Accounts From Real Parents | p. 251 |
| Appendix V | Anti-Bedsharing Campaigns | p. 259 |
| Appendix VI | List of Figures | p. 265 |
| Appendix VII | References | p. 267 |
| Appendix VIII | Index | p. 277 |
| About the Author | p. 285 |
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